CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 Documentation - 5/7/2024

Please see data dictionary below beginning on page 7.

Introduction
What is Social Vulnerability?
Every community must prepare for and respond to hazardous events, whether a natural disaster like a tornado or a disease outbreak, or an anthropogenic event
such as a harmful chemical spill. The degree to which a community exhibits certain social conditions, including high poverty, low percentage of vehicle access, or
crowded households, among others, may affect that community’s ability to prevent human suffering and financial loss in the event of a disaster. These factors
describe a community’s social vulnerability.

What is the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index?

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis, & Services Program (GRASP) created the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry Social Vulnerability Index (hereafter, CDC/ATSDR SVI or SVI) to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map
the communities that will most likely need support before, during, and after a hazardous event.
SVI indicates the relative vulnerability of every U.S. census tract. Census tracts are subdivisions of counties for which the Census collects statistical data. SVI ranks
the tracts on 16 social factors, such as unemployment, racial and ethnic minority status, and disability status. Then, SVI further groups the factors into four
related themes. Thus, each tract receives a ranking for each Census variable and for each of the four themes as well as an overall ranking.
Below, text that describes “tract” methods also refers to county methods.

How can the SVI help communities be better prepared for hazardous events?
SVI provides specific socially and spatially relevant information to help public health officials and local planners better prepare communities to respond to
emergency events such as severe weather, floods, disease outbreaks, or chemical exposure.

SVI can be used to:

• Assess community need during emergency preparedness planning.
• Estimate the type and quantity of needed supplies such as food, water, medicine, and bedding.
• Decide the number of emergency personnel required to assist people.
• Identify areas in need of emergency shelters.
• Create a plan to evacuate people, accounting for those who have special needs, such as those without vehicles, the elderly, or people who do not speak
English well.
• Identify communities that will need continued support to recover following an emergency or natural disaster.

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Important Notes on SVI Databases
▪ All datasets are available for download in a CSV or Geodatabase format from
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/data_documentation_download.html. SVI 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 are also available via
ArcGIS Online. Search for “Social Vulnerability Index.”
▪ Any changes to American Community Survey (ACS) field names between SVI 2020 and 2022 are noted in the Data Dictionary below.
▪ When mapping or analyzing SVI data across multiple states or nationwide, use the U.S. database (i.e., select, “United States” in Geography menu), in
which all tracts are ranked against one another. When mapping or analyzing SVI data within a single state, use the state-specific database, in which
tracts are ranked only against other tracts in the specified state.
▪ Starting with SVI 2014, we’ve added a stand-alone, state-specific Commonwealth of Puerto Rico database. Puerto Rico is not included in the U.S.-
wide ranking.
▪ Starting with SVI 2014, we’ve added a database of Tribal Census Tracts (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-
samplings/2012/07/decoding-state-county-census-tracts-versus-tribal-census-tracts.html). Tribal tracts are defined independently of, and in addition
to, standard county-based tracts. The tribal tract database contains only estimates, percentages, and their respective margins of error (MOEs), along
with the adjunct variables described in the data dictionary below. Because of geographic separation and cultural diversity, tribal tracts are not
ranked against each other nor against standard census tracts.
▪ Tracts with an estimated population of zero were not included in the ranking process (N = 857 for the U.S., N = 798 excluding Puerto Rico).
o Of these, 520 tracts (including those of Puerto Rico) were re-added to the SVI databases after the ranking procedure. 337 tracts did not have
matching geometry in the 2022 cartographic boundary file and were excluded.
▪ A value of -999 in any field either means the value was unavailable from the original census data or we could not calculate a derived value because
of unavailable Census data.
o Any cells with a value of -999 were not used for further calculations. For example, total flags do not include fields with a -999 value.
▪ Whenever available, we use Census-calculated MOEs.
o If Census MOEs are unavailable, for instance when aggregating variables within a table, we use approximation formulas provided by the
Census. U.S. Census Bureau, Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What All Data Users Need to Know, U.S.
Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC, 2020. pp. 59-67.
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_general_handbook_2020.pdf
o If more precise MOEs are required, see Census methods and data regarding Variance Replicate Tables here:
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/variance-tables.html.
▪ We use the variable “FIPS” as our geographic identification. Please note that a state FIPS code is two digits, a county FIPS code is three digits, and a
census tract is 6 digits long. To identify a unique county, you must include the state FIPS along with the county FIPS (ex. 13089 is the state (13) + the
county (089)). To identify a unique census tract, you must include the state and county FIPS along with the census tract (ex. 13089022404 is the state
(13) + the county (089) + the census tract (022404)).
▪ Questions? Please visit the SVI website at http://svi.cdc.gov or email the SVI Coordinator at svi_coordinator@cdc.gov for additional information.

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Methods
Variables Used
American Community Survey (ACS), 2018-2022 (5-year) data for the following estimates:

Text version of overall social vulnerability image:

• Socioeconomic Status
o Below 150% Poverty
o Unemployed
o Housing Cost Burden
o No High School Diploma
o No Health Insurance
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 • Household Characteristics
o Aged 65 & Older
o Aged 17 & Younger
o Civilian with a Disability
o Single-Parent Households
o English Language Proficiency
• Racial & Ethnic Minority Status*
o Hispanic or Latino (of any race); Black and African American, Not Hispanic or Latino; American Indian and Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino;
Asian, Not Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic or Latino; Two or More Races, Not Hispanic or Latino;
Other Races, Not Hispanic or Latino
• Housing Type & Transportation
o Multi-Unit Structures
o Mobile Homes
o Crowding
o No Vehicle
o Group Quarters

* Estimate total population - White, non-Hispanic population is equivalent to summing Estimate; Hispanic or Latino, Total Population + Estimate; Black and
African American Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; American Indian and Alaska Native Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; Asian Not Hispanic or Latino +
Estimate; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; Two or More Races Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; Other Races Not
Hispanic or Latino.
We used the Estimate total population – White, non-Hispanic – because this more direct calculation provides a smaller margin for error and a simpler calculation
as recommended in the ACS guidance document (U.S. Census Bureau, Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What All Data Users Need to
Know, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC, 2020. p. 61.)
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_general_handbook_2020.pdf

The following adjunct variables were included in the SVI 2022 database:
• An estimate of daytime population derived from LandScan 2021 estimates**
• 2018-2022 ACS estimates for households without an internet subscription
• 2018-2022 ACS estimates for Hispanic/Latino persons, Not Hispanic or Latino Black/African American persons, Not Hispanic or Latino Asian persons, Not
Hispanic or Latino American Indian and Alaska Native persons, Not Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, Not Hispanic
or Latino persons of two or more races, and Not Hispanic or Latino persons of some other race

** 2021 is the most recent year available at time of dataset release.

Adjunct variables are not used to calculate any SVI rankings; however, they may provide additional context and are included in the SVI database to make them
readily accessible.

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Estimated counts and percentages for each variable are included in the database. In addition, the MOE for each estimate, at the Census Bureau standard of 90%
confidence, are also included. Confidence intervals can be calculated by subtracting the MOE from the estimate (lower limit) and adding the MOE to the
estimate (upper limit). Tracts with relatively small sample sizes (i.e., populations) will have large MOEs. It is important to consider how sampling errors may
impact conclusions in any analysis. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_general_handbook_2020.pdf pp. 53-58

Rankings
We ranked census tracts within each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, to enable mapping and analysis of relative social vulnerability in individual
states. We also ranked tracts for the entire United States against one another, for mapping and analysis of relative social vulnerability in multiple states, or
across the U.S. SVI rankings are based on percentiles. Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater social vulnerability.
For each tract, we generated its percentile rank among all tracts for 1) the 16 individual variables, 2) the four themes, and 3) its overall position.
Theme rankings: For each of the four themes, we summed the percentiles for the variables comprising each theme. We ordered the summed percentiles for
each theme to determine theme-specific percentile rankings.

The four theme ranking variables, detailed in the Data Dictionary below, are:
• Socioeconomic Status - RPL_THEME1
• Household Characteristics - RPL_THEME2
• Racial & Ethnic Minority Status - RPL_THEME3
• Housing Type & Transportation - RPL_THEME4

Overall tract rankings: We summed the sums for each theme, ordered the tracts, and then calculated overall percentile rankings. Please note taking the sum of
the sums for each theme is the same as summing individual variable rankings. The overall summary ranking variable is RPL_THEMES.

The general steps to recreating SVI rankings are:

1. E Variables: Obtain estimates of the CDC/ATSDR SVI variables from the Census Bureau.
2. EP Variables: Obtain or derive percentages for the 16 CDC SVI variables.
3. EPL Variables: Rank the EP variables to get percentile rankings (or the CDC/ATSDR SVI rankings) for each of the 16 variables.
4. SPL Variables: Sum the EPL variables by theme.
5. RPL Variables: Rank the theme-specific SPL variable.
6. Overall SPL Variable (SPL_THEMES): Sum the SPL variables from all four themes.
7. Overall RPL Variable (RPL_THEMES): Rank SPL_THEMES. This is the overall summary ranking variable.
Note: Areas with no data should not be included in the calculations.

Flags
Tracts in the top 10%, or the 90th percentile, are given a flag value of 1 to indicate high social vulnerability. Tracts below the 90th percentile are given a flag value
of 0.
For a theme, the flag value is the number of flags for variables comprising the theme. We calculated the overall flag value for each tract as the number of all
variable flags.
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For a detailed description of SVI variable selection rationale and methods, see A Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management.

Note on Comparative Rankings between State and National Databases

The order of overall SVI rankings and SVI theme rankings of census tracts may differ between the U.S. and state SVI databases.
Overall and theme rankings are based on cumulative values that are relative to the number of census tracts being compared. Thus, differences between the
order of rankings in the U.S. database and that of state databases may arise from the accumulation of differences in summing the percentile ranks for the
individual SVI variables.
For example, using the 2018 Georgia SVI database, Fulton County has an overall SVI score of 0.2658 with a ranking of 117 out of 159 Georgia counties. However,
using the 2018 U.S. SVI database, Fulton County has an overall SVI score of 0.5268, giving Fulton County a ranking of 125 out of the 159 Georgia counties. The
ranking differences between the two databases are due to differences in summed percentile ranks.
In short, because a state has fewer census tracts than the U.S., relative differences are more pronounced at the state level than at the national level. These
comparative differences, when summed, can result in a different rank order between the state and U.S. databases.

SVI 2022 Updates

For each SVI release, we review the American Community Survey (ACS) for any changes to the variables and to ensure we are using the most concise and
accurate variables.
For the 2022 database, we remapped some of our EP variables directly to ACS percentage variables. This change largely meant, when possible, we favored
percentage variables from the ACS Data Profile (DP) and Subject (S) tables rather than calculating from Detailed (B) table count estimates. During our analysis we
found the new variable mappings improved SVI processing through simpler calculations, greater transparency, and better accuracy. Furthermore, some variable
changes allowed us to use ACS-calculated margins of error rather than deriving our own. These updates follow ACS recommendations noted in their guidance
document U.S. Census Bureau, Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What All Data Users Need to Know, U.S. Government Publishing
Office, Washington, DC, 2020. See the data dictionary below for 2022 variable changes.
For percentage margins of error (MP) variables, we established a maximum value of 100 in accordance with ACS guidance on deriving margins of error. (2018-
2022 ACS 5-year Accuracy of the Data (US). Pp 14-15.)

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CDC SVI 2022 Data Dictionary
Variable changes between 2020 and 2022 are noted in RED. Variables beginning with “E_” are estimates. Variables beginning with “M_” are margins of error
for those estimates. Values of -999 represent “null” or “no data.”

Themes The four theme ranking variables, detailed in the Data Dictionary below, are:
1. Socioeconomic Status • Socioeconomic Status - RPL_THEME1
• Household Characteristics - RPL_THEME2
2. Household Characteristics
• Racial & Ethnic Minority Status - RPL_THEME3
3. Racial & Ethnic Minority Status • Housing Type & Transportation - RPL_THEME4
4. Housing Type/Transportation The overall summary ranking variable is RPL_THEMES.

2022 VARIABLE CENSUS or SVI 2020 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION

2022 DESCRIPTION THEME 2022 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
NAME TABLE(S) if changed
ST State-level FIPS code SVI FIPS
STATE State name S0601 NAME
ST_ABBR State abbreviation N/A N/A
STCNTY County-level FIPS code SVI FIPS
COUNTY County name S0601 NAME
FIPS Tract-level geographic identification S0601 GEO_ID
LOCATION Text description of tract, county, state S0601 NAME
Census
Cartographic
AREA_SQMI Tract area in square miles Boundary File - ALAND * 3.86102e-7
U.S. Tracts
2022 500K
E_TOTPOP Population estimate, 2018-2022 ACS S0601 S0601_C01_001E
M_TOTPOP Population estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS S0601 S0601_C01_001M
E_HU Housing units estimate, 2018-2022 ACS DP04 DP04_0001E
M_HU Housing units estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS DP04 DP04_0001M
E_HH Households estimate, 2018-2022 ACS DP02 DP02_0001E
M_HH Households estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS DP02 DP02_0001M
Persons below 150% poverty estimate,
E_POV150 1 S1701 S1701_C01_040E
2018-2022 ACS
Persons below 150% poverty estimate MOE,
M_POV150 1 S1701 S1701_C01_040M
2018-2022 ACS
Civilian (age 16+) unemployed estimate,
E_UNEMP 1 DP03 DP03_0005E
2018-2022 ACS
Civilian (age 16+) unemployed estimate
M_UNEMP 1 DP03 DP03_0005M
MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Housing cost-burdened occupied housing S2503_C01_028E + S2503_C01_032E +
E_HBURD 1 S2503
units with annual income less than $75,000 S2503_C01_036E + S2503_C01_040E

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2022 VARIABLE CENSUS or SVI 2020 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
2022 DESCRIPTION THEME 2022 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
NAME TABLE(S) if changed
(30%+ of income spent on housing costs)
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Housing cost-burdened occupied housing SQRT (S2503_C01_028M ^2 +
units with annual income less than $75,000 S2503_C01_032M ^2 +
M_HBURD 1 S2503
(30%+ of income spent on housing costs) S2503_C01_036M ^2 +
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS S2503_C01_040M ^2)
Persons (age 25+) with no high school
E_NOHSDP 1 B06009 B06009_002E
diploma estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Persons (age 25+) with no high school
M_NOHSDP 1 B06009 B06009_002M
diploma estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Uninsured in the total civilian
E_UNINSUR noninstitutionalized population estimate, 1 S2701 S2701_C04_001E
2018-2022 ACS
Uninsured in the total civilian
M_UNINSUR noninstitutionalized population estimate 1 S2701 S2701_C04_001M
MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Persons aged 65 and older estimate, 2018-
E_AGE65 2 S0101 S0101_C01_030E
2022 ACS
Persons aged 65 and older estimate MOE,
M_AGE65 2 S0101 S0101_C01_030M
2018-2022 ACS
Persons aged 17 and younger estimate,
E_AGE17 2 DP05 DP05_0019E B09001_001E
2018-2022 ACS
Persons aged 17 and younger estimate MOE,
M_AGE17 2 DP05 DP05_0019M B09001_001M
2018-2022 ACS
Civilian noninstitutionalized population with
E_DISABL 2 DP02 DP02_0072E
a disability estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Civilian noninstitutionalized population with
M_DISABL 2 DP02 DP02_0072M
a disability estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Single-parent household with children under
E_SNGPNT 2 DP02 DP02_0007E + DP02_0011E B11012_010E + B11012_015E
18 estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Single-parent household with children under SQRT (DP02_0007M ^2 + SQRT (B11012_010M ^2 + B11012_015M
M_SNGPNT 2 DP02
18 estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS DP02_0011M^2) ^2)
B16005_007E + B16005_008E +
B16005_012E + B16005_013E +
B16005_017E + B16005_018E +
Persons (age 5+) who speak English "less B16005_022E + B16005_023E +
E_LIMENG 2 B16005
than well" estimate, 2018-2022 ACS B16005_029E + B16005_030E +
B16005_034E + B16005_035E +
B16005_039E + B16005_040E +
B16005_044E + B16005_045E
Persons (age 5+) who speak English "less SQRT (B16005_007M ^2 +
M_LIMENG 2 B16005
than well" estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS B16005_008M ^2 + B16005_012M ^2
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2022 VARIABLE CENSUS or SVI 2020 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
2022 DESCRIPTION THEME 2022 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
NAME TABLE(S) if changed
+ B16005_013M ^2 + B16005_017M
^2 + B16005_018M ^2 +
B16005_022M ^2 + B16005_023M ^2
+ B16005_029M ^2 + B16005_030M
^2 + B16005_034M ^2 +
B16005_035M ^2 + B16005_039M ^2
+ B16005_040M ^2 + B16005_044M
^2 + B16005_045M ^2)
Minority (Hispanic or Latino (of any race);
DP05_0071E +
Black and African American, Not Hispanic or
DP05_0078E +
Latino; American Indian and Alaska Native,
DP05_0079E +
Not Hispanic or Latino; Asian, Not Hispanic
DP05_0080E +
E_MINRTY or Latino; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific 3 DP05 DP05_0001E - DP05_0079E
DP05_0081E +
Islander, Not Hispanic or Latino; Two or
DP05_0082E +
More Races, Not Hispanic or Latino; Other
DP05_0083E
Races, Not Hispanic or Latino) estimate,
2018-2022 ACS*
Minority (Hispanic or Latino (of any race);
Black and African American, Not Hispanic or
Latino; American Indian and Alaska Native,
SQRT (DP05_0071M ^2 + DP05_0078M
Not Hispanic or Latino; Asian, Not Hispanic
SQRT(M_TOTPOP^2 + DP05_0079M ^2 + DP05_0079M ^2 + DP05_0080M ^2
M_MINRTY or Latino; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific 3 DP05
^2) + DP05_0081M ^2 + DP05_0082M ^2 +
Islander, Not Hispanic or Latino; Two or
DP05_0083M ^2)
More Races, Not Hispanic or Latino; Other
Races, Not Hispanic or Latino) estimate
MOE, 2018-2022 ACS*
Housing in structures with 10 or more units
E_MUNIT 4 DP04 DP04_0012E + DP04_0013E
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Housing in structures with 10 or more units SQRT (DP04_0012M ^2 +
M_MUNIT 4 DP04
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS DP04_0013M ^2)
E_MOBILE Mobile homes estimate, 2018-2022 ACS 4 DP04 DP04_0014E
Mobile homes estimate MOE, 2018-2022
M_MOBILE 4 DP04 DP04_0014M
ACS
At household level (occupied housing units),
E_CROWD more people than rooms estimate, 2018- 4 DP04 DP04_0078E + DP04_0079E
2022 ACS
At household level (occupied housing units),
SQRT (DP04_0078M ^2 +
M_CROWD more people than rooms estimate MOE, 4 DP04
DP04_0079M ^2)
2018-2022 ACS
Households with no vehicle available
E_NOVEH 4 DP04 DP04_0058E
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS

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2022 VARIABLE CENSUS or SVI 2020 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
2022 DESCRIPTION THEME 2022 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
NAME TABLE(S) if changed
Households with no vehicle available
M_NOVEH 4 DP04 DP04_0058M
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Persons in group quarters estimate, 2018-
E_GROUPQ 4 B26001 B26001_001E
2022 ACS
Persons in group quarters estimate MOE,
M_GROUPQ 4 B26001 B26001_001M
2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of persons below 150% poverty
EP_POV150 1 SVI and S1701 (E_POV150 / S1701_C01_001E) * 100
estimate
((SQRT
Percentage of persons below 150% poverty (M_POV150^2-((EP_POV150 / 100)^2
MP_POV150 1 SVI and S1701
estimate MOE * S1701_C01_001M ^2))) /
S1701_C01_001E) * 100
EP_UNEMP Unemployment Rate estimate 1 DP03 DP03_0009PE
MP_UNEMP Unemployment Rate estimate MOE 1 DP03 DP03_0009PM
Percentage of housing cost-burdened
occupied housing units with annual income
EP_HBURD less than $75,000 (30%+ of income spent on 1 SVI and S2503 (E_HBURD / S2503_C01_001E) * 100
housing costs) estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of housing cost-burdened
occupied housing units with annual income ((SQRT (M_HBURD^2 - ((EP_HBURD /
MP_HBURD less than $75,000 (30%+ of income spent on 1 SVI and S2503 100)^2 * S2503_C01_001M ^2))) /
housing costs) estimate MOE, 2018-2022 S2503_C01_001E) * 100
ACS
Percentage of persons with no high school
EP_NOHSDP 1 S0601 S0601_C01_033E
diploma (age 25+) estimate
Percentage of persons with no high school
MP_NOHSDP 1 S0601 S0601_C01_033M
diploma (25+) estimate MOE
Percentage uninsured in the total civilian
EP_UNINSUR noninstitutionalized population estimate, 1 S2701 S2701_C05_001E
2018-2022 ACS
Percentage uninsured in the total civilian
MP_UNINSUR noninstitutionalized population estimate 1 S2701 S2701_C05_001M
MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of persons aged 65 and older
EP_AGE65 2 S0101 S0101_C02_030E
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of persons aged 65 and older
MP_AGE65 2 S0101 S0101_C02_030M
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of persons aged 17 and younger
EP_AGE17 2 SVI DP05_0019PE (E_AGE17 / E_TOTPOP) * 100
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS

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2022 VARIABLE CENSUS or SVI 2020 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
2022 DESCRIPTION THEME 2022 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
NAME TABLE(S) if changed
((SQRT (M_AGE17^2 - ((EP_AGE17 /
Percentage of persons aged 17 and younger
MP_AGE17 2 SVI DP05_0019PM 100)^2 * M_TOTPOP^2))) / E_TOTPOP) *
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
100
Percentage of civilian noninstitutionalized
EP_DISABL population with a disability estimate, 2018- 2 DP02 DP02_0072PE
2022 ACS
Percentage of civilian noninstitutionalized
MP_DISABL population with a disability estimate MOE, 2 DP02 DP02_0072PM
2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of single-parent households with
EP_SNGPNT 2 DP02 DP02_0007PE + DP02_0011PE (E_SNGPNT/E_HH) * 100
children under 18 estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Percentage of single-parent households with
((SQRT (M_SNGPNT^2 - ((EP_SNGPNT
MP_SNGPNT children under 18 estimate MOE, 2018-2022 2 SVI
/ 100)^2 * M_HH^2))) / E_HH) * 100
ACS
Percentage of persons (age 5+) who speak
SVI and
EP_LIMENG English "less than well" estimate, 2018-2022 2 (E_LIMENG / B16005_001E) * 100
B16005
ACS
Percentage of persons (age 5+) who speak ((SQRT (M_LIMENG^2 - ((EP_LIMENG /
SVI and
MP_LIMENG English "less than well" estimate MOE, 2018- 2 100)^2 * B16005_001M ^2))) /
B16005
2022 ACS B16005_001E) * 100
Percentage minority (Hispanic or Latino (of
any race); Black and African American, Not
Hispanic or Latino; American Indian and
Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino; Asian,
EP_MINRTY Not Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian and 3 DP05 100.0 - DP05_0019PE (E_MINRTY / E_TOTPOP) * 100
Other Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic or
Latino; Two or More Races, Not Hispanic or
Latino; Other Races, Not Hispanic or Latino)
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS*
Percentage minority (Hispanic or Latino (of
any race); Black and African American, Not
Hispanic or Latino; American Indian and
Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino; Asian, ((SQRT (M_MINRTY^2 - ((EP_MINRTY /
MP_MINRTY Not Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian and 3 SVI 100)^2 * M_TOTPOP^2))) /
Other Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic or E_TOTPOP) * 100
Latino; Two or More Races, Not Hispanic or
Latino; Other Races, Not Hispanic or Latino)
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS*
Percentage of housing in structures with 10
EP_MUNIT 4 DP04 DP04_0012PE + DP04_0013PE (E_MUNIT / E_HU) * 100
or more units estimate
Percentage of housing in structures with 10 ((SQRT (M_MUNIT^2 - ((EP_MUNIT /
MP_MUNIT 4 SVI
or more units estimate MOE 100)^2 * M_HU^2))) / E_HU) * 100

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 2022 VARIABLE CENSUS or SVI 2020 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
2022 DESCRIPTION THEME 2022 TABLE FIELD CALCULATION
NAME TABLE(S) if changed
EP_MOBILE Percentage of mobile homes estimate 4 DP04 DP04_0014PE
MP_MOBILE Percentage of mobile homes estimate MOE 4 DP04 DP04_0014PM
Percentage of occupied housing units with
EP_CROWD 4 DP04 DP04_0078PE + DP04_0079PE (E_CROWD / DP04_0002E) * 100
more people than rooms estimate
((SQRT (M_CROWD^2 - ((EP_CROWD /
Percentage of occupied housing units with
MP_CROWD 4 SVI and DP04 100)^2 * DP04_0002M ^2))) /
more people than rooms estimate MOE
DP04_0002E) * 100
Percentage of households with no vehicle
EP_NOVEH 4 DP04 DP04_0058PE
available estimate
Percentage of households with no vehicle
MP_NOVEH 4 DP04 DP04_0058PM
available estimate MOE
Percentage of persons in group quarters
EP_GROUPQ 4 SVI (E_GROUPQ / E_TOTPOP) * 100
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
((SQRT (M_GROUPQ^2 -
Percentage of persons in group quarters
MP_GROUPQ 4 SVI ((EP_GROUPQ / 100)^2 *
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
M_TOTPOP^2))) / E_TOTPOP) * 100
Percentile percentage of persons below Percent rank EP_POV150 with 4
EPL_POV150 1 SVI
150% poverty estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of civilian (age 16+) Percent rank EP_UNEMP with 4
EPL_UNEMP 1 SVI
unemployed estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of housing cost- Percent rank EP_HBURD with 4
EPL_HBURD 1 SVI
burdened occupied housing units estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of persons with no Percent rank EP_NOHSDP with 4
EPL_NOHSDP 1 SVI
high school diploma (age 25+) estimate significant digits
Percent rank EP_UNINSUR with 4
EPL_UNINSUR Percentile percentage of uninsured estimate 1 SVI
significant digits
EPL_POV150 + EPL_UNEMP +
Sum of series for Socioeconomic Status
SPL_THEME1 1 SVI EPL_HBURD + EPL_NOHSDP +
theme
EPL_UNINSUR
Percentile ranking for Socioeconomic Status Percent rank SPL_THEME1 with 4
RPL_THEME1 1 SVI
theme summary significant digits
Percentile percentage of persons aged 65 Percent rank EP_AGE65 with 4
EPL_AGE65 2 SVI
and older estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of persons aged 17 Percent rank EP_AGE17 with 4
EPL_AGE17 2 SVI
and younger estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of civilian
Percent rank EP_DISABL with 4
EPL_DISABL noninstitutionalized population with a 2 SVI
significant digits
disability estimate
Percentile percentage of single-parent Percent rank EP_SNGPNT with 4
EPL_SNGPNT 2 SVI
households with children under 18 estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of persons (age 5+) Percent rank EP_LIMENG with 4
EPL_LIMENG 2 SVI
who speak English "less than well" estimate significant digits
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EPL_AGE65 + EPL_AGE17 +
Sum of series for Household Characteristics
SPL_THEME2 2 SVI EPL_DISABL + EPL_SNGPNT +
theme
EPL_LIMENG
Percentile ranking for Household Percent rank SPL_THEME2 with 4
RPL_THEME2 2 SVI
Characteristics theme summary significant digits
Percentile percentage minority (Hispanic or
Latino (of any race); Black and African
American, Not Hispanic or Latino; American
Indian and Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or
Percent rank EP_MINRTY with 4
EPL_MINRTY Latino; Asian, Not Hispanic or Latino; Native 3 SVI
significant digits
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Not
Hispanic or Latino; Two or More Races, Not
Hispanic or Latino; Other Races, Not
Hispanic or Latino) estimate*
Sum of series for Racial and Ethnic Minority
SPL_THEME3 3 SVI EPL_MINRTY
Status theme
Percentile ranking for Racial and Ethnic Percent rank SPL_THEME3 with 4
RPL_THEME3 3 SVI
Minority Status theme significant digits
Percentile percentage housing in structures Percent rank EP_MUNIT with 4
EPL_MUNIT 4 SVI
with 10 or more units estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage mobile homes Percent rank EP_MOBILE with 4
EPL_MOBILE 4 SVI
estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage households with more Percent rank EP_CROWD with 4
EPL_CROWD 4 SVI
people than rooms estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage households with no Percent rank EP_NOVEH with 4
EPL_NOVEH 4 SVI
vehicle available estimate significant digits
Percentile percentage of persons in group Percent rank EP_GROUPQ with 4
EPL_GROUPQ 4 SVI
quarters estimate significant digits
EPL_MUNIT + EPL_MOBILE +
Sum of series for Housing Type/
SPL_THEME4 4 SVI EPL_CROWD + EPL_NOVEH +
Transportation theme
EPL_GROUPQ
Percentile ranking for Housing Type/ Percent rank SPL_THEME4 with 4
RPL_THEME4 4 SVI
Transportation theme significant digits
SPL_THEME1 + SPL_THEME2 +
SPL_THEMES Sum of series themes SVI
SPL_THEME3 + SPL_THEME4
Percent rank SPL_THEMES with 4
RPL_THEMES Overall percentile ranking SVI
significant digits
Flag - the percentage of persons below 150%
F_POV150 poverty is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = 1 SVI EPL_POV150 >= 0.90
no)
Flag - the percentage of civilian unemployed
F_UNEMP 1 SVI EPL_UNEMP >= 0.90
is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = no)
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Flag - the percentage of housing cost-
F_HBURD burdened occupied housing units is in the 1 SVI EPL_HBURD >= 0.90
90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = no)
Flag - the percentage of persons with no
F_NOHSDP high school diploma is in the 90th percentile 1 SVI EPL_NOHSDP >= 0.90
(1 = yes, 0 = no)
Flag - the percentage of uninsured is in the
F_UNINSUR 1 SVI EPL_UNINSUR >= 0.90
90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = no)
Sum of flags for Socioeconomic Status F_POV150 + F_UNEMP + F_HBURD +
F_THEME1 1 SVI
theme F_NOHSDP + F_UNINSUR
Flag - the percentage of persons aged 65 and
F_AGE65 older is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = 2 SVI EPL_AGE65 >= 0.90
no)
Flag - the percentage of persons aged 17 and
F_AGE17 younger is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = 2 SVI EPL_AGE17 >= 0.90
no)
Flag - the percentage of persons with a
F_DISABL disability is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 2 SVI EPL_DISABL >= 0.90
= no)
Flag - the percentage of single-parent
F_SNGPNT households is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 2 SVI EPL_SNGPNT >= 0.90
0 = no)
Flag - the percentage those with limited
F_LIMENG English is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = 2 SVI EPL_LIMENG >= 0.90
no)
Sum of flags for Household Characteristics F_AGE65 + F_AGE17 + F_DISABL +
F_THEME2 2 SVI
theme F_SNGPNT + F_LIMENG
Flag - the percentage of minority is in the
F_MINRTY 3 SVI EPL_MINRTY >= 0.90
90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = no)
Sum of flags for Racial and Ethnic Minority
F_THEME3 3 SVI F_MINRTY
Status theme
Flag - the percentage of households in multi-
F_MUNIT unit housing is in the 90th percentile (1 = 4 SVI EPL_MUNIT >= 0.90
yes, 0 = no)
Flag - the percentage of mobile homes is in
F_MOBILE 4 SVI EPL_MOBILE >= 0.90
the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = no)
Flag - the percentage of crowded
F_CROWD households is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 4 SVI EPL_CROWD >= 0.90
0 = no)
Flag - the percentage of households with no
F_NOVEH vehicles is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 = 4 SVI EPL_NOVEH >= 0.90
no)
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Flag - the percentage of persons in group
F_GROUPQ quarters is in the 90th percentile (1 = yes, 0 4 SVI EPL_GROUPQ >= 0.90
= no)
Sum of flags for Housing Type/ F_MUNIT + F_MOBILE + F_CROWD +
F_THEME4 4 SVI
Transportation theme F_NOVEH + F_GROUPQ
F_THEME1 + F_THEME2 + F_THEME3
F_TOTAL Sum of flags for the four themes SVI
+ F_THEME4
Adjunct variable - Estimated daytime
E_DAYPOP N/A
population, LandScan 2021**
Adjunct variable - Households without an
E_NOINT internet subscription estimate, 2018-2022 S2801 S2801_C01_019E S2802_C01_001E - S2802_C02_001E
ACS
Adjunct variable - Households without an
SQRT (S2802_C01_001M ^2 -
M_NOINT internet subscription estimate MOE, 2018- S2801 S2801_C01_019M
S2802_C02_001M ^2)
2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Black/African American,
E_AFAM not Hispanic or Latino persons estimate, DP05 DP05_0080E DP05_0078E
2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Black/African American,
M_AFAM not Hispanic or Latino persons estimate DP05 DP05_0080M DP05_0078M
MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable – Hispanic or Latino persons
E_HISP DP05 DP05_0073E DP05_0071E
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable – Hispanic or Latino persons
M_HISP DP05 DP05_0073M DP05_0071M
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable – Asian, not Hispanic or
E_ASIAN DP05 DP05_0082E DP05_0080E
Latino persons estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable – Asian, not Hispanic or
M_ASIAN Latino persons estimate MOE, 2018-2022 DP05 DP05_0082M DP05_0080M
ACS
Adjunct variable - American Indian or Alaska
E_AIAN Native, not Hispanic or Latino persons DP05 DP05_0081E DP05_0079E
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - American Indian or Alaska
M_AIAN Native, not Hispanic or Latino persons DP05 DP05_0081M DP05_0079M
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Native Hawaiian or Other
E_NHPI Pacific Islander, not Hispanic or Latino DP05 DP05_0083E DP05_0081E
persons estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Native Hawaiian or Other
M_NHPI Pacific Islander, not Hispanic or Latino DP05 DP05_0083M DP05_0081M
persons estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
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Adjunct variable - Two or more races, not
E_TWOMORE Hispanic or Latino persons estimate, 2018- DP05 DP05_0085E DP05_0083E
2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Two or more races, not
M_TWOMORE Hispanic or Latino persons estimate MOE, DP05 DP05_0085M DP05_0083M
2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Some other race, not
E_OTHERRACE Hispanic or Latino persons estimate, 2018- DP05 DP05_0084E DP05_0082E
2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Some other race, not
M_OTHERRACE Hispanic or Latino persons estimate MOE, DP05 DP05_0084M DP05_0082M
2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of households
(E_NOINT / S2802_C01_001E
EP_NOINT without an internet subscription estimate, S2801 S2801_C02_019E
) * 100
2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of households ((SQRT (M_NOINT^2 - ((EP_NOINT /
MP_NOINT without an internet subscription estimate S2801 S2801_C02_019M 100)^2 * S2802_C01_001M^2))) /
MOE, 2018-2022 ACS S2802_C01_001M) * 100
Adjunct variable - Percentage of
EP_AFAM Black/African American, not Hispanic or DP05 DP05_0080PE DP05_0078PE
Latino persons estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of
Black/African American, not Hispanic or
MP_AFAM DP05 DP05_0080PM DP05_0078PM
Latino persons estimate MOE, 2018-2022
ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of Hispanic or
EP_HISP DP05 DP05_0073PE DP05_0071PE
Latino persons estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of Hispanic or
MP_HISP Latino persons estimate MOE, 2018-2022 DP05 DP05_0073PM DP05_0071PM
ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of Asian, not
EP_ASIAN Hispanic or Latino persons estimate, 2018- DP05 DP05_0082PE DP05_0080PE
2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of Asian, not
MP_ASIAN Hispanic or Latino persons estimate MOE, DP05 DP05_0082PM DP05_0080PM
2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of American
EP_AIAN Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic or DP05 DP05_0081PE DP05_0079PE
Latino persons estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of American
MP_AIAN DP05 DP05_0081PM DP05_0079PM
Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic or

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Latino persons estimate MOE, 2018-2022
ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, not
EP_NHPI DP05 DP05_0083PE DP05_0081PE
Hispanic or Latino persons estimate, 2018-
2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, not
MP_NHPI DP05 DP05_0083PM DP05_0081PM
Hispanic or Latino persons estimate MOE,
2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of two or
EP_TWOMORE more races, not Hispanic or Latino persons DP05 DP05_0085PE DP05_0083PE
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of two or
MP_TWOMORE more races, not Hispanic or Latino persons DP05 DP05_0085PM DP05_0083PM
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of some other
EP_OTHERRACE race, not Hispanic or Latino persons DP05 DP05_0084PE DP05_0082PE
estimate, 2018-2022 ACS
Adjunct variable - Percentage of some other
MP_OTHERRACE race, not Hispanic or Latino persons DP05 DP05_0084PM DP05_0082PM
estimate MOE, 2018-2022 ACS

* Estimate total population - White, non-Hispanic population is equivalent to summing Estimate; Hispanic or Latino, Total Population + Estimate; Black
and African American Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; American Indian and Alaska Native Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; Asian Not Hispanic or
Latino + Estimate; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate; Two or More Races Not Hispanic or Latino + Estimate;
Other Races Not Hispanic or Latino.
We used the Estimate total population – White, non-Hispanic – because this more direct calculation provides a smaller margin for error and a simpler
calculation as recommended in the ACS guidance document (U.S. Census Bureau, Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What All
Data Users Need to Know, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC, 2020. p. 61.)
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_general_handbook_2020.pdf
** 2021 is the most recent year available at time of dataset release.

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